Two Peruvian
Bus Accidents Kill 38
Feb.17, 2002
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus plunged off a road in Peru's central Andes
mountains and into a ravine, killing 15 people and injuring 27 others,
authorities said.
Saturday's accident happened a day after 23 people died and 31 were
injured when a speeding bus rolled over twice and wrecked on a high plain
in the southern Andes.
Saturday's crash occurred near the town of Quillohuacho in the central
mountain region, 175 miles north of Lima, provincial fire chief Antonio
Salgado said.
The bus was heading from the provincial capital of Huaraz to the coastal
town of Casma, Salgado said. He did not give more details.
The other deadly accident took place Friday evening near the town of
Mazocruz, 585 miles southeast of Lima, regional health official Cesar
Huanca said.
The bus was heading from the coastal city of Tacna, on the border with
Chile, to Desaguadero, a town on the shores of Lake Titicaca near the
Bolivian border.
All the passengers were Peruvian, Huanca said. Most were merchants
traveling to sell their wares at Carnival celebrations around the lake.
The official said the bus driver, who was killed, was speeding.
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